Preaching

Commemorating the Feast of St. Patrick

03/18/24

11 mins

By Donavon Riley

Patrick's breakthrough came when he began to leverage his knowledge of the native language and customs to build a bridge between Irish lore and the Christian mythos.
336: Tolkien - On Christian Preaching

01/20/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Keep The Beat. In this episode, we converse about good and bad sermons as defined by J.R.R. Tolkien. We discuss cosmology, truth, love, and why how we use words matters.
334: MacDonald - The Cause of Spiritual Stupidity

01/08/24

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

The Man Who Sold The World. In this episode, we discuss what attachment to things rather than Christ gets us while reading George Macdonald’s Unspoken Sermons. The conversation leads us through the topics of higher and lower things, bread-making, willing and wanting, God-gifted vocations, and how to properly end a sermon.
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332: Norman Nagel - The Lord has more than one Elijah

12/16/23

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Won’t Get Fooled Again. In this episode, we discuss all things Advent - repentance, John the Baptist, preaching Christ, pastoral care to the afflicted and the unrepentant, and how to get to hell - while reading Norman Nagel’s Advent 3 sermon.
331: Martyn Lloyd-Jones - The End of the World

12/11/23

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

All Day and All of the Night. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss Advent and the second coming of Jesus Christ while reading a sermon by Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Along the way, we talk about the symbols and meaning of Christmas, how preaching a biblical sermon doesn’t mean it’s a gospel sermon, and why that matters, all with an extra echo for dramatic effect.
330: Aelfric - The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

12/01/23

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Sober Up, He’s Coming! In this episode of the Banned Books podcast, we read Aelfric’s Advent homily while discussing decorating churches for Christmas, the importance of symbolism for the Christian faith, what a tide is, and why the books Genesis and Revelation reference everything regarding faith and life.
328: John Piper - Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom, Past and Future

11/18/23

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

The Parable of the Lawless, Polygamist Groom. In this episode, we discuss the parable of the ten virgins as preached by John Piper. We converse about law and promise, red herrings, who’s wise and foolish in the parable, the bondage of the will and the doctrine of election, and the consequences for hearers of such parabolic sermons.
327: Karl Barth - How to Preach to Prisoners

11/08/23

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

In this episode, we discuss preaching to those in prison, the consequences of sin, and the power of the gospel. We read excerpts from Karl Barth’s prison sermons and converse about preaching, pastoral care to the vulnerable, where Jesus locates himself for the preaching of the Gospel, and how we can all “set the captives free” through the power of the Gospel proclaimed for the forgiveness of sin.
321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

09/16/23

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

You can call me any day or night. Call me! In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s verbosely titled treatise, “That a Christian Assembly or Congregation has the Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers, Established and Proven by Scripture." We discuss ordination, church authority, the doctrine of the pastoral call, and much more.
Defeating the Goliath of Addiction

09/06/23

12 mins

By Donavon Riley

We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
More Than Conquerors: Pastoral Care in Physical & Spiritual Temptations

08/21/23

8 mins

By Donavon Riley

It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
317: Löhe - Pastoral Care of the Sick

08/08/23

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Spiritual War, What Is It Good For? In this episode, we discuss pastoral care to the healthy and sick and spiritual warfare while reading Wilhelm Loehe’s book, The Pastor.

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